Sam Cohen’s doorstop interview

Sam Cohen gave a doorstop interview while investigators from the Health Care Complaints Commission, led by Director of Investigations Mr Tony Kofkin, were inside, executing a Search Warrant upon the Institute of Hair Regrowth & Beauty after allegations that IHRB had been breaching its Prohibition Orders.

Mr Cohen: I just want you fellas to know, that there’s a man called Jonar Nader. He’s been after me for last four and a half years. He’s written on the; he’s made a website with more; nearly 4000 pages about me. And he’s the instigator of every complaint to every Department. I’ve already; This is the fifths raid I’ve been having here, you see, so I just want you to first have a read and look at the website that he’s created. And he calls me a thief a scam. He’s brought my whole family in. He’s called it W W W Dot IHRB my story or something. So that man, he’s causing all the problems. He even said that I’m lying about advertising. That, ah, what do you call it, I’m paying my customers to advertise for me. See, they all hate me. I’m in the business for 41 years. I’m 78 years old.

Mr Hart: You have been in trouble before.

Mr Cohen: This is the same thing, carrying on.

Mr Hart: But it continues to happen.

Mr Cohen: Yeh, but because he keeps on continues to complain. He complained to the Complaints Resolution [Complaints Resolution Panel] that I’m doing false ads. I said, ‘Show us where’. Then they went to Fair Trading, I said, ‘Show us where’. Now they went to TGA [Therapeutic Goods Administration]. All that is there, absolutely true. But, because he’s complaining, these people are taking action.

Mr Hart: You’re not doing anything wrong?

Mr Cohen: Nothing wrong. What am I doing wrong? See, but because they keep on complaining, I keep on getting raids.

Years in breach of Sanctions

As at 19 August 2015, IHRB is 3 years & 289 days (that's 1,385 days) overdue on complying with the Sanctions set by the Complaints Resolution Panel which found that IHRB's ads have been 'unlawful, misleading, and unverified'. To learn more, see the 'Days in breach' section in the menu at the top of this page.

Days in breach of TGA Orders

As at 19 August 2015, Sam Cohen and IHRB are 544 days in breach of TGA Orders that demanded that IHRB stop its misleading, deceptive, and unlawful claims and to remove its statements from its website. The TGA also Ordered IHRB to publish a retraction on its website. Despite eventually publishing the retraction, IHRB is still in breach of these TGA Orders. Such a breach constitutes a criminal offence. To learn more, see the 'Days in breach' section in the menu at the top of this page.